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To report an update of the change in usage trends for different surgical treatments of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) among the United States Medicare population data from 2000-2008. The rate of usage of thermotherapy and laser therapy in the surgical treatment of BPH has been changing over the past decade in conjunction with a steady decrease of transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)...
To evaluate feasibility and outcome of a laparoscopically assisted vaginal pull through procedure for suprasphincteric high urogenital sinus malformation with hydrometrocolpos and normal external genitalia. A tension-free anastomosis of the vagina to the perineum was realized after laparoscopic mobilization of the vagina, separation from the bladder neck at the confluence and pull-through via an...
To investigate whether elevated urinary levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), carbonic anhydrase 9 (CA9), and angiogenin are associated with bladder cancer (BCa). This was a case-control study in which voided urine samples from 127 patients (63 control subjects and 64 patients with BCa) were analyzed. The urinary concentrations of VEGF, CA9, angiogenin, and bladder tumor antigen...
To examine the rates of long-term biochemical recurrence-free survival (BRFS) with respect to isotope in intermediate-risk prostate cancer treated with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and brachytherapy. A total of 242 consecutive patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer were treated with iodine-125 ( 125 I) or palladium-103 ( 103 Pd) implants after EBRT (range 45.0-50.4...
To investigate the predictive value of the RENAL Nephrometry Score (RNS) on operative outcomes during both laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) and robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy (RPN). We reviewed 67 consecutive patients with suspicious renal lesions and available radiographic data who underwent LPN or RPN by a single surgeon. Data included operative type, body mass index (BMI), gender,...
A 71-year-old man with a history of castration-refractory prostate cancer was initially treated with hormonal therapy. He responded with a decreasing prostate-specific antigen level and improved symptoms. Chemotherapy was initiated later, after an increasing prostate-specific antigen level and findings of distant metastases. Nine months after his initial diagnosis, he presented with a large multinodular...
To formally study the prevalence and histologic classification of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in a series of patients with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS). We evaluated prevalence of RCC within a prospectively-accrued series of 219 patients found to have pathogenic germline PTEN mutations. Clinical data including pathology reports were requested for all participants. Slides and tumor blocks...
Preoperative prognostic factors in bladder cancer patients have not been fully established. This study was undertaken to investigate preoperative prognostic factors, including neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and to develop a novel prognostic factors–based risk stratification model for disease-specific survival (DSS) in bladder cancer patients treated with radical cystectomy (RC). We performed...
To present the feasibility and efficacy of ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy for the treatment of urinary stone disease in children. The medical records and files of 17 patients with renal stones (17 renal units) who were aged ≤16 years who had undergone ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy from 2008 to 2010 were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed. Ultrasonography was...
Urinary fistula is a one of the most common complications after kidney transplantation. Conservative treatment with stent and Foley catheter drainage may be tried, however in some cases more invasive approach is needed. Caliceal fistula is a rare condition and the diagnosis may be missed. Here we present an interesting case of caliceal-cutaneous fistula diagnosed by computed tomography after living...
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